1980 WASHINGTON ST
Mixed Residential in San Francisco, CA · 94109
At a glance
1980 WASHINGTON ST is a 73,872-square-foot mixed residential building in San Francisco, California, built in 1923. In its 2025 San Francisco benchmarking disclosure it reported an ENERGY STAR score of 15 out of 100 (grade D), a site energy-use intensity of 82.8 kBtu/ft² and 327 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions. That score is higher than 2% of the 340 scored mixed residential buildings in San Francisco.
SF Environment Code Chapter 20 · reporting year 2025
Benchmarking record
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| ENERGY STAR score | 15 (band D) |
| Site EUI | 82.8 kBtu/ft² |
| Source EUI | 99.4 kBtu/ft² |
| GHG emissions | 327 tCO₂e |
| GHG intensity | 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² |
| Electricity | 153,758 kWh |
| Natural gas | 55,953 therms |
| Gross floor area | 73,872 sq ft |
| Source record | sf:0600/009A:2025 |
The disclosure history
Year over year
| Year | Score | Δ | Site EUI | GHG emissions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025latest | 15 | -73 | 82.8 kBtu/ft² | 327 tCO₂e |
| 2024 | 88 | +4 | 82.5 kBtu/ft² | 331 tCO₂e |
| 2023 | 84 | -3 | 88.6 kBtu/ft² | 357 tCO₂e |
| 2022 | 87 | 84.6 kBtu/ft² | 340 tCO₂e | |
| 2021 | — | 64.6 kBtu/ft² | 257 tCO₂e | |
| 2020 | — | 67.6 kBtu/ft² | 273 tCO₂e | |
| 2019 | — | 71.5 kBtu/ft² | 289 tCO₂e | |
| 2018 | — | — | — |
Compliance context
SF Environment Code Chapter 20
San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
Ownership
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Location
- Address
- 1980 WASHINGTON ST
- City
- San Francisco
- State
- California
- ZIP
- 94109
- Coordinates
- 37.79296, -122.42587
Within ~1 km
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How does 1980 WASHINGTON ST compare with other mixed residential buildings in San Francisco?
The latest disclosures cover 610 mixed residential buildings in San Francisco, out of 2,509 buildings citywide. 1980 WASHINGTON ST's ENERGY STAR score of 15 compares with an average of 85 across the 340 that report a score; it scores higher than 2% of them and lower than 97%. Its site EUI of 82.8 kBtu/ft² is about 130% above the average of 36.0 kBtu/ft² — it uses more energy per square foot than the typical building in that group. Its emissions intensity of 4.4 kgCO₂e/ft² is about 121% above the group average of 2.0 kgCO₂e/ft².
At 73,872 sq ft, it is about 55% below the average floor area of 165,572 sq ft for those buildings. It was built in 1923, 43 years earlier than the group's average year built (1967).
How has 1980 WASHINGTON ST's energy performance changed over time?
BuildingCensus holds 8 San Francisco disclosures for 1980 WASHINGTON ST, covering report years 2018–2025. Its ENERGY STAR score went from 87 in 2022 to 15 in 2025 (-72 points); its best year on file was 2024, at 88. Site EUI moved from 71.5 kBtu/ft² (2019) to 82.8 kBtu/ft² (2025), an 16% increase. Reported emissions went from 289 tCO₂e to 327 tCO₂e over the same span (up 13%).
What does an ENERGY STAR score of 15 mean?
ENERGY STAR scores run from 1 to 100 and are computed by the EPA's Portfolio Manager as a percentile against similar buildings nationwide, adjusted for climate, size and use: a score of 15 means the building performs better than about 15% of its national peers. BuildingCensus bands the score into report-card grades; 15 falls in band D — lowest band (1–54). It sits 60 points below 75, the threshold for ENERGY STAR certification. In San Francisco, 73% of scored buildings are at 75 or above.
Site energy-use intensity (EUI) is the energy a building uses on site in a year divided by its floor area, in thousand Btu per square foot — lower is more efficient. 1980 WASHINGTON ST's 82.8 kBtu/ft² across 73,872 sq ft works out to about 6.1 billion Btu (1,793 MWh-equivalent) in 2025. Its source EUI of 99.4 kBtu/ft² also counts the energy lost generating and delivering that power, which is why it is higher. The disclosure also reports 153,758 kWh of electricity and 55,953 therms of natural gas for the year.
Which law requires 1980 WASHINGTON ST to report its energy use?
1980 WASHINGTON ST reports under SF Environment Code Chapter 20, the legal basis of San Francisco's Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance, which publishes each covered building's annual benchmarking results. The record shown here is the report-year 2025 disclosure (source record sf:0600/009A:2025). San Francisco's ordinance requires annual benchmarking for commercial buildings over 10,000 sq ft, with administrative penalties for buildings that fail to report.
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Frequently asked questions
What is 1980 WASHINGTON ST's energy grade?
1980 WASHINGTON ST scores 15 out of 100 on ENERGY STAR — band D, lowest band (1–54) — in its 2025 San Francisco disclosure. Scores are national percentiles against similar buildings; 75+ qualifies for ENERGY STAR certification.
How much energy does 1980 WASHINGTON ST use?
Its 2025 site energy-use intensity was 82.8 kBtu/ft² (99.4 kBtu/ft² source) across 73,872 sq ft, including 153,758 kWh of electricity and 55,953 therms of natural gas.
What are 1980 WASHINGTON ST's carbon emissions?
1980 WASHINGTON ST reported 327 tCO₂e of greenhouse-gas emissions (4.4 kgCO₂e/ft²) for 2025.
Where is 1980 WASHINGTON ST?
1980 WASHINGTON ST is in San Francisco, California 94109. Its coordinates are 37.79296, -122.42587 (latitude, longitude), as published in the Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance file.
How big is 1980 WASHINGTON ST and when was it built?
1980 WASHINGTON ST has 73,872 sq ft of gross floor area, as reported in its 2025 disclosure. The disclosure lists 1923 as its year built. It is classed as mixed residential.
Is 1980 WASHINGTON ST covered by SF Environment Code Chapter 20?
Yes — it appears in the 2025 Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance disclosure, which lists the buildings reporting under SF Environment Code Chapter 20.
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About this data
Source: Existing Buildings Energy Performance Ordinance (SF Environment Code Chapter 20), as published October 2, 2026. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: BuildingCensus, “1980 WASHINGTON ST, San Francisco, California — 2025 benchmarking disclosure”, https://buildingcensus.com/buildings/san-francisco/1980-washington-st-fa13966a (data as of October 2, 2026).